| Format | Example | |
| Dictionary or encyclopedia entries (online) |
Author, A. A. -or- Editor, A.A. (Ed).(YYYY). Entry name. In Title of work (# Ed.). Publisher. Retrieved Month DD, YYYY, from URL If there is an author and an editor: Author, A. A. -or- Editor, A.A. (Ed).(YYYY). Entry name. In A.A, Editor, Ed., Title of work (# Ed.). Publisher. Retrieved Month DD, YYYY, from URL |
Barber, K. (Ed). (2005). Myxovirus. The Canadian Oxford Dictionary (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved October 21, 2024, from https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/m_en_ca0045976?rskey=LQNymx&result=45965 Christie, A.B., Feigin, R.D., Garg, R. (2024). Infectious diseases. In R, Curley, Ed., Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. Retrieved October 1, 2024, https://www.britannica.com/science/infectious-disease
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| Dictionary or encyclopedia entries (print) |
Author, A. A. (YYYY). Title of chapter or entry. In A.A. Editor (# Ed.), Title of work (Vol./ed. #, pp.xxx–xxx). Publisher. |
Cassell, D. K., & Sanoski, C. A. (2012). Corticosteroids. In The Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Drugs (pp. 271–276). Facts on File. |
| Entire dictionaries or encyclopedia's |
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (YYYY). Title of work (# Ed.). Publisher. |
O’Toole, M.T. (2013). Mosby’s medical dictionary (9th ed.). Elsevier/Mosby. |
| Wikipedia (and other Wikis) entries |
Title of entry. (Year, Month Day). In Wikipedia. URL Note: cite the archived version of the page so that readers can retrieve the version you used. |
Type 1 diabetes. (2024, November 14). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_1_diabetes |
Note: The preferred source for definitions in the SHA is The Canadian Oxford Dictionary (2 ed).
